@zaynwithay and everyone.
First of all, please everyone relax.
CIC does not work in any logical way. There is lot of randomness. Auditor General of Canada has said this in 2023 audit of CIC. Processing of applications is not done in any chronological order. She admonished CIC... Nothing has changed.
So please don't try to over analyze this. You'll only stress yourself.
Also, I have stopped comparing processing time with when you applied with other's application date. There are December 2023 applicants who got Passport request, while April, May and June are still waiting. Some earlier ones are also from 2022.
Most frustrating is that this happens mostly with London visa office applicants and few others like Dares Salam. I wish I could suggest something. Like, speak ( or scream) at our MPs to raise this issue with CIC or write email to Marc Miller ....who is busy eliminating back ground check for international students and temp visa holders, while keeping spousal applications in limbo under never ending back ground check ..
Try to find logic there....I have stopped trying.
TRVs, for spousal applicants, have been an interesting case as well. Firstly, we all started printing and referencing the May 2023 Family reunification announcement...as some sort of Holy Grail that will force the officer to stamp the TRV..For some it was issued like a breeze. Some who got refused, thought it's AOR that needs to be submitted along with TRV. Still those who got refused, were told (by applicants), perhaps your $5-10k fund was not enough... While others with $1-5k were getting it. In this process, I was told by no other than MPs office, that you need sponsorship eligibility....ok we got that as well...now what??
Well now, it's the Johnny boy in cic who needs to run the background check and issue clearance. But Johnny is busy eating donuts...or...oh no, just spilled coffee on your application... Wait a min, didn't we apply online?? Yeah well, they like to print and process everything in paper...it just eliminates any chances of error....and sometimes eliminates the file itself....all good..we have back up in the computer. But you'll have to wait for your turn. Johnny will first finish another paper file, then reprint your application.... That's why you see Sep and December applications getting PPR before June and July.. There's always a method to madness!
CIC is random by design....& the design is meant to delay and cool down your expectations from Canada... Just like it's weather.
So pls, chill and relax. You'll hear good news any day.